{"id":32,"date":"2018-09-30T16:16:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-30T16:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/wtinkham\/?page_id=32"},"modified":"2022-03-30T19:51:28","modified_gmt":"2022-03-30T19:51:28","slug":"forest-biometrics-lab","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/wtinkham\/forest-biometrics-lab\/","title":{"rendered":"Forest Biometrics Lab"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Lauren Lad
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Ph.D. Student in Forest Sciences
\nDepartment of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship
\nForestry 126a
\nLauren.Lad@colostate.edu<\/p>\n

B.A. Environmental & Sustainability Studies (2019)
\nIndiana University
\nBloomington, Indiana<\/p>\n

Lauren\u2019s work focuses on the use of drones for high resolution fire effects monitoring. Her work will utilize a combination of laboratory-based combustion experiments and field assessments of prescribed burns for the development of new remote sensing indices. These indices will integrate spectral and structural variables for a comprehensive assessment of fire effects. Ultimately, her work will be used to inform land managers on the risk and impact of fires.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/5″][vc_single_image image=”817″ img_size=”4032×3024″ css=”.vc_custom_1642880378489{margin-top: 60px !important;}”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/5″][vc_single_image image=”828″ img_size=”4032×3024″ css=”.vc_custom_1642880250664{margin-top: 80px !important;}”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/5″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1642723962355{margin-top: -10px !important;}”]<\/p>\n

Casey Menick
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M.S. Student in Forest Sciences
\nDepartment of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship
\nForestry 126a
\nCasey.Menick@colostate.edu<\/p>\n

B.S. Biology, Environmental Sciences & Environmental Studies (2014)
\nUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison
\nMadison, Wisconsin<\/p>\n

Casey’s work will evaluate the use of snow-on satellite imagery for monitoring conifer regeneration in post-fire high-severity patches. Her work will integrate remote sensing and landscape ecology to understand the minimum detectable level of regeneration and then apply this method across time to investigate the ecological theories of how conifers recolonize large high-severity patches. This work has potential to fill knowledge gaps surrounding the ecological processes of fire recovery and provide targeted guidance on how restorations efforts could assist natural recovery processes.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”3\/5″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1642723435820{margin-top: -10px !important;}”]<\/p>\n

George Woolsey
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M.S. Student in Forest Sciences
\nDepartment of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship
\nForestry 126a
\nGeorge.Woolsey@colostate.edu<\/p>\n

B.A. Economics (2008)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 M.A. Economics (2012)
\nUniversity of San Diego\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 San Diego State University
\nSan Diego, California\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 San Diego, California<\/p>\n

Work emphasis forthcoming…[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/5″][vc_single_image image=”829″ img_size=”4032×3024″ css=”.vc_custom_1642879013830{margin-top: 0px !important;}”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/5″][vc_single_image img_size=”4032×3024″ css=”.vc_custom_1642879045035{margin-top: 0px !important;}”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/5″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1642723701918{margin-top: -10px !important;}”]<\/p>\n

Katarina Warnick (starting summer 2022)
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M.S. Student in Forest Sciences
\nDepartment of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship
\nForestry 126a
\nKatarina.Warnick@colostate.edu<\/p>\n

B.S. Natural Resource Management (2017)
\nColorado State University
\nFort Collins, Colorado<\/p>\n

Work emphasis forthcoming…[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1642879766285{margin-top: 0px !important;}”][vc_column width=”2\/5″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

2021 Field Crew<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Research Associates and Graduate Students<\/strong>
\nLaura Hanna\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lauren Lad
\nRachel Hatfield\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Andy Carlino
\nNeal Swayze\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Justin Ziegler
\nGunnar Ohlson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sophie Bonner
\nAnna Freundlich<\/p>\n

Undergraduate Technicians<\/strong>
\nHelen Flynn\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Faith Kelly
\nSophie Corioso\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ariel Demarest
\nMario Cardoza-Reyes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chase Coggins
\nFrank Harris[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/5″ css=”.vc_custom_1642879918353{margin-top: 0px !important;}”][vc_video link=”https:\/\/youtu.be\/cyXcFN24VFE”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”3\/5″][vc_single_image image=”740″ img_size=”large” css=”.vc_custom_1642879867865{margin-top: 10px !important;}”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/5″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

2019 Field Crew<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Research Associates and Graduate Students<\/strong>
\nJillian Laroe
\nStephen Fillipeli
\nJessica Wong<\/p>\n

Undergraduate Researchers<\/strong>
\nNie Nie\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Miejia Li
\nDustin Fox\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Linlin Shi<\/p>\n

Undergraduate Technicians<\/strong>
\nHayden Taylor
\nRachael O’Neill[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/5″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

2018 Field Crew<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Undergraduate Technicians<\/strong>
\nTaylor Richmond (Crew Lead)
\nAlexis Conley
\nAlexa Binkley
\nAdam Langemeier
\nBrandon Hoem[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”108″ img_size=”medium” css=”.vc_custom_1642880043843{margin-top: -25px !important;padding-top: px !important;}”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/5″][vc_single_image image=”106″ img_size=”large” css=”.vc_custom_1642880058653{margin-top: 30px !important;}”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=”Lab Alumni” css=”.vc_custom_1642880090553{margin-top: -15px !important;margin-bottom: -10px !important;}”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1642879508025{margin-top: 0px !important;}”][vc_column width=”2\/5″][vc_single_image image=”93″ img_size=”large” css=”.vc_custom_1642879683871{margin-top: 5px !important;}”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/5″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1642879671330{margin-top: -20px !important;}”]<\/p>\n

Matthew Creasy
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Graduated with M.Sc. in Forest Resources (2020)
\nDepartment of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship<\/p>\n

B.A. Geography (2015)
\nMacalester College, Saint Paul, Minnesota<\/p>\n

Matt’s completed his Masters while investigating the use of Structure from Motion photogrammetry techniques for ultra-small drone-based mapping of forest carbon. Part of his work compared the effects of data acquisition parameters and forest structural on the precision of stand-level carbon estimates. His second study evaluated our ability to map individual trees within overstocked ponderosa pine dominated forests. Ultimately, this work will provide guidance on the use of drones for monitoring forest restoration and carbon stocks.<\/p>\n

Matt is currently working for a surveying and engineering company, where he established a new UAS surveying program to augment the companies capabilities.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”3\/5″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1642879412410{margin-top: -5px !important;}”]<\/p>\n

Neal Swayze
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Graduated with M.Sc. in Forest Resources (2020)
\nDepartment of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship<\/p>\n

B.S. Ecosystem Science and Sustainability (2018)
\nColorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado<\/p>\n

Neal completes his Maters on work evaluating how flight parameters impact the extraction of individual trees and modeling of tree DBH using UAS Structure from Motion data. His work made a critical step towards advancing UAS for monitoring forest structure for both spatially dependent and aerial-based summarization. This work was presented to regional managers to stimulate a discussion of drone-based monitoring for ecologically informed forest management.<\/p>\n

Neal is currently a research associate working for multiple labs conducting research from UAS-based ultra-high resolution monitoring of rare-plants and modeling of individual trees, to modeling of forest structure and biomass using GEDI across the western United States.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/5″][vc_single_image image=”99″ img_size=”large” css=”.vc_custom_1642879429153{margin-top: 15px !important;}”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes”][vc_column width=”2\/5″][vc_single_image image=”754″ img_size=”950×1250″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/5″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1648669834277{margin-top: -15px !important;}”]<\/p>\n

Laura Hanna
\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Graduated with M.Sc. in Forest Resources (2022)
\nDepartment of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship<\/p>\n

B.S. Forest Biology (2019)
\nColorado State University
\nFort Collins, Colorado<\/p>\n

Laura Masters work evaluated the potential for UAS-based remote sensing to assess post-treatment horizontal and vertical forest structure complexity across a range of ponderosa pine-dominated forests treated to meet various objectives in the Black Hills National Forest. This work demonstrated the ability of UAS forest monitoring to reliably represent forest structures across the gradient of complexity that managers emphasize. Additionally, this data was able to be summarized across a variety of spatial and non-spatial metrics from tree, group, and stand scales.<\/p>\n

Laura is transitioning to a new position with the Mountain Studies Institute to help run their monitoring program.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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